Some street fighting and squids, though not together. Also, Mega May continues!

A big week this time in the Nintendo Download. Wii U and 3DS are represented well in both downloadable and Virtual Console titles, with some big ones arriving today. Even the DS gets some love this week. Man, I hope the streak of DS releases just keeps coming, as it's kind of amazing.

Wii U Downloads

Second time's the charm.

A second Kickstarter campaign for Red Goddess: Inner World from Yanim Studios is currently underway and has recently surpassed its base goal of $30,000.

Initially, the original Kickstarter (then simply named Red Goddess) was held earlier this year in March with a goal of $50,000. However, it was... Read more...

A French interview lends credence to suspicions regarding Nintendo’s NFC plans.

In an interview with French publication Le Figaro, Nintendo France Managing Director Stephan Bole said that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will use NFC in some capacity.

The interview was fairly wide-ranging, and talk eventually turned to Nintendo’s E3 plans. “E3 is also an opportunity to show the use of NFC technology in Nintendo consoles,” stated Bole. “The NFC will be used in the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros.”

The delayed version of Watch Dogs is the only upcoming Ubisoft game on a Nintendo platform we know about.

Ubisoft's E3 2014 lineup won't feature any Nintendo games, according to the publisher.

"We won't be showing off any Nintendo games at E3 this year," a Ubisoft representative said. Currently, the company is slated to show off Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, and more announced and unannouced games at E3 2014.

Nintendo and accessory maker PDP are teaming up to bring people their preferred controller for Smash Bros.

Accessory maker Performance Designed Products has announced that they are partnering with Nintendo to create a new classic controller for the Wii U, inspired by the GameCube controller design.

This controller is designed to plug into a Wii Remote and can be used with both Wii and Wii U consoles. The pad will also feature Nintendo characters such as Mario, Yoshi and Princess Peach.

As Famitsu confirms a Japanese release date, more story and gameplay details about the next Zelda game are revealed.

Hyrule Warriors, the Dynasty Warriors-style Zelda spinoff due out on August 14 in Japan, will feature multiple playable characters, including Link and Impa, in an original story focused on rescuing Zelda from the villainous witch Shia.

In Hyrule Warriors, Link is a soldier-in-training who is... Read more...

Up to 3,000 fans will be able to watch the tournament live and in person.

Nintendo has doled out new information regarding the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, including plans to welcome up to 3,000 fans from the general public to attend and watch the event in person.

The tournament, first revealed in April as one of the centerpieces of Nintendo’s E3 plans, will take place Tuesday, June 10, at the Nokia Theatre and feature a field of sixteen as-yet-unannounced high-caliber competitors selected by Nintendo.

And you thought the Double Cherry power-up happened on purpose.

Super Mario 3D World creators, including directors Koichi Hayashida and Kenta Motokura, and producer Yoshiaki Koizumi, conversed with Edge Online on the making of the 2013 Wii U title.

The concept for 3D Land and 3D World was conceived after completion of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Nintendo EAD Tokyo... Read more...

Just in time for the sequel!

A special Yokai Watch themed Nintendo 3DS XL is scheduled to hit Japanese store shelves on July 10 for ¥18,000 (about $177).

The unit is white and features a full color version of the yokai Jibanyan as well as gray silhouettes of other creatures on the device. The new system will also come with a special “Gold Nyan” card, but will not include a copy of Yokai Watch.

If you are a Platinum Club Nintendo member, check your e-mail.

A select group of North American Club Nintendo Platinum members are being sent early access demo codes for Tomodachi Life via e-mail.

The demo, which has an unlimited number of uses, also promises players that they can transfer Miis they create to the full game and that they will receive a special in game bonus item for doing so.

Gamers in Japan can complete the sports collection in early summer on Wii U.

Wii Sports Club Baseball and Boxing are both coming to the Wii U eShop in Japan on June 26.

While gamers can opt to try out each game for 24 hours for 200 yen, Nintendo is offering a special pass for both titles that will be available for 1,000 yen, the price for each of the previous titles in the Wii Sports Club series.

Pokémon trainers, test your might in more Competitions starting in June.

Several newly-announced Pokémon X & Y Online Competitions are scheduled for the coming months, with the first beginning June 6.

Seven Competitions have been revealed so far, each with its own set of regulations. Though general information regarding the upcoming events is available now, the particulars of each Competition are subject to change and will be specified in a more final form within two to three weeks of their start dates.

The app is a free download for use with Target-exclusive AR cards.

Photos with Mario, a free application for 3DS that works with a line of Target-exclusive AR cards, is now available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in the USA.

Players can use this application in conjunction with character-specific AR cards to view and photograph Mario characters in real-world settings.... Read more...

The videogame-streaming site will be the latest to enter the Google fold.

YouTube, owned by Google, is set to acquire videogame-streaming site Twitch.

Variety reports that the $1 billion dollar acquisition is expected to be announced soon, sources within the merger are saying. U.S. regulators within the Justice Department are expected to challenge the deal as YouTube's status as the top platform for videos online brings to question anti-competitive issues online.

One for Smash Bros., and the other a mystery 3DS game.

Nintendo has invited press to two 90-minute evening presentations at E3 this year. The first is set to feature Super Smash Bros., while the other is focusing on a “new game for Nintendo 3DS.”

The Super Smash Bros. presentation will take place Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. PDT, with Smash Bros. mastermind Masahiro Sakurai expected to be on hand. The other event will be held Wednesday, June 11, at 6 p.m. PDT.

Play online on your handheld through your smartphone!

Nintendo has teamed up with 3G data carrier DoCoMo and lauched a tethering service for the Nintendo 3DS.

The application, which is called Easy Tethering for Nintendo 3DS, can be exclusively used on DoCoMo supported Android devices. Seven devices are confirmed to be compatible and the list will... Read more...

Nintendo faces more patent litigation.

Dutch electronics company, Royal Philips NV, has filed suit over what the company believes is infringement of two of its patents by Nintendo’s Wii console remote controller.

The patent Philips believes has been infringed upon is for a “virtual body control device” as well as a “user interface... Read more...

That's when you've got to run to the Wii U eShop.

I've Got to Run will be released on the Nintendo Wii U eShop on June 5.

4 Corner Games released the news on their Twitter today, just a few days after confirming that it had been approved by Nintendo of America for release.

The game centers around a marshmallow boy who, indeed, has to run.... Read more...

Another Pokémon soundtrack to rock out to!

Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection is now available to all on the iTunes platform.

Featuring all 173 tracks from the two games, the set costs $9.99 in the United States, with a £7.99 / €8.99 price for Europe.

This seems to mark the final Pokémon soundtrack release on iTunes for now, as all the games dating back to Ruby and Sapphire from 2003 are accounted for in the iTunes Store.

Watch your favorite WWE grapplers find new jobs!

WWE Slam City, WWE's web series for its new toy line, is now available to watch on Nintendo 3DS systems via the Nintendo Video app.

With thirteen episodes released on May 12, the story deals with WWE superstars being fired from their real jobs (wrestling), and being forced to find new jobs within Slam City. John Cena is seen as a mechanic, for example, while Kane can be seen heating up children's school lunches in the cafeteria.